The Bethel Jaguars will square off against the El Cerrito Gauchos at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bethel has struggled recently with nine defeats in a row, while El Cerrito will arrive with three straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Bethel took on Saint Mary's on Tuesday. Bethel came up short against Saint Mary's, falling 12-0. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1012th, while the Panthers are ranked 220th).
Meanwhile, El Cerrito kept a clean sheet against De Anza on Monday. They put the hurt on the Dons with a sharp 9-0 win. Emily Murff was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
El Cerrito used a slightly different lineup for their bout with De Anza. And. Mikaela Green made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Bethel's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for El Cerrito, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2-1.
Bethel suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to El Cerrito when the teams last played back in December of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bethel was down 8-0.
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